Centennial Celebration News

When you travel toward Southwest Mississippi, hills roll into flatland that eventually meet the Mississippi River. Pine trees are grown by the thousands of acres, while row crop and cattle farmers are scattered throughout the land between. In the midst of this part of...

Jackson, MS (November 2, 2018) – In Mississippi, agriculture is the number one industry with a seven and a half billion dollar impact on the state’s economy. For that reason, it’s vitally important for our members of Congress to support Mississippi farmers and...

Jackson, MS (November 2, 2018) – In Mississippi, agriculture is the number one industry with a seven and a half billion dollar impact on the state’s economy. For that reason, it’s vitally important for our members of Congress to support Mississippi farmers and...

10/31/2018 Contact Information:  EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov ) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use (application to growing plants) to control...

For Immediate Release October 29, 2018 Contact:Laura T. Anderson, Acting Public Affairs Officer Phone: (601)863.3922 Email: laura.t.anderson@usda.gov Jackson, Miss., October 29, 2018 – The United State Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Mississippi State University will host a Cattle Production Cost Management workshop on December 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MFBF Building in Jackson. The workshop is designed to provide ranchers, livestock producers and other...

The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on behalf of all dairy farmers in Mississippi. The docket provided the FDA with comments regarding its proposal on modernizing the standards of identity and...

Mississippi's farmers and ranchers can expect to see some short-term relief from the trade retaliation by foreign nations soon. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced this week details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members are one step closer to seeing aid to repair the state’s county and city infrastructure. Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a transportation funding plan that would give cities and counties some of the sales tax money the...

During the August Congressional Recess, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation worked diligently to help Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte gather support for the Ag and Legal Workforce Act of 2018. The stand-alone legislation would create a new...

As trade issues across the country continue to heat up, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members are ready to take action. Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors stated these intentions clearly at last week’s board meeting in Stoneville. Sharkey County Board President...

The sun sizzles and beats down on hundreds of acres of crops despite the ominous rain clouds thundering in the north. A group of people stand on a bluff overlooking the scene, deep in discussion over what is to become of the magnificent land sprawled before them. The...